CEO John Chen declares war on BlackBerry leakers

26

Mar

2014

BlackBerry CEO John Chen really doesn’t mess around. In a new blog post on BlackBerry’s official website, Chen vowed to crack down on leaks of future devices and products and said that his company would seek criminal prosecutions against any and all leakers, whether they come from within or from outside the company. Chen acknowledges that BlackBerry fans enjoy seeing devices leaked before their launch but says that they’re doing too much damage to the company to be left unchecked. “I recognize that, in some cases, the leaks reflect people’s genuine interest in BlackBerry,” Chen writes. “There are a lot of people whose enthusiasm for our company and our products makes them want to know what we will do next —